Jost de Jager (born March 7, 1965[1]) is a German business consultant,[2] politician and former Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport.[1]
Jost de Jager | |
|---|---|
 De Jager in 2011 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport | |
| In office October 27, 2009 – June 12, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Peter Harry Carstensen |
| Succeeded by | Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) Waltraud Wende (Science) |
| State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport | |
| In office April 2005 – October 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Peter Harry Carstensen |
| Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag | |
| In office 1996–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1965 Rendsburg, West Germany |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Political party |  |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Website | https://www.jostdejager.de/ |
Personal life and education
editDe Jager lives with his family in Eckernförde.[2]
Between 1987 and 1994, he studied history, English studies and Politics at the University of Kiel.[1]
Career
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De Jager worked as a volunteer at the evangelical press service in Kiel between 1994 and 1996.[1]
He was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) between 1996 and 2005 and became his factions spokesman on European politics in 1996.[1] From 1998 to 2002, he was his factions spokesman on education.
In 2005, De Jager was appointed State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport until he was appointed Minister of Science, Economic Affairs and Transport by Peter Harry Carstensen on October 27, 2009.[3] De Jager was made his party's lead candidate for the 2012 Schleswig-Holstein State Elections in which his party lost to the Social Democrats. He was subsequently succeeded as Minister by Reinhard Meyer (Economic Affairs and Transport) and Waltraud Wende (Science).[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Jost de Jager". CDU/CSU-Fraktion. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ a b "Person Jost de Jager Consulting GmbH" (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "NDR Online - Nachrichten - Wahl Schleswig-Holstein- CDU und FDP nicken Koalitionsvertrag ab". 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Aufstieg und Fall des Jost de Jager". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Bundesrat - Mitglieder - Reinhard Meyer". Bundesrat (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Waltraud Wende neue Bildungsministerin". bildungsklick.de. Retrieved 2022-04-26.